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English 102 20 June 2000 Mrs. Pontellier’s Lack of Love Edna’s obsession of a perfect life leaves her children motherless, her husband grieving, and her friends in shock. Because of Edna’s lack of consideration for everyone around her, she traumatizes all of the people who love her. She has everything any woman could ask for: a caring husband, sweet friends, precious children, and every material possession possible. Because Edna is so caught up in herself …

…courtesy toward the well being of others, she would have stopped and told herself that this behavior is silly and to no avail. She would have realized the error in her ways and she could be grateful for what she has instead of ungrateful for what she doesn't. Work Cited Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Literature and the Writing Process. Elizabeth McMahan, Susan Day, and Robert Funk. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice, 1996. pp 156-242